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Slot: particle class (particle_class)

Particles are classified based on their size into six general categories: clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobbles, and boulders. Include amount of particle with units preceded by the name of the particle type; can include multiple values separated by ';'.

URI: basalt_schema:particle_class Alias: particle_class

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
SedimentSample A sample of sediment collected from the environment no
OtherUndescribedSample A sample that does not fit into any of the other described sample types no

Properties

Type and Range

Property Value
Range String
Domain Of OtherUndescribedSample, SedimentSample

Cardinality and Requirements

Property Value

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self basalt_schema:particle_class
native basalt_schema:particle_class

LinkML Source

name: particle_class
description: 'Particles are classified based on their size into six general categories:
  clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobbles, and boulders. Include amount of particle with
  units preceded by the name of the particle type; can include multiple values separated
  by '';''.'
title: particle class
from_schema: https://EMSL-Computing.github.io/BASALT-Schema
rank: 1000
alias: particle_class
domain_of:
- OtherUndescribedSample
- SedimentSample
range: string